The big dark horse in the streaming wars? Amazon Music. Here’s why.

February 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

When it comes to the attention given to the various streaming platforms, most of the oxygen is taken up by Spotify and Apple Music. That makes sense, too, since they’re the platforms with the most users. But there’s another company that’s starting to really challenge things: Amazon.

Amazon Music announced that it now has 55 million users, which is up more than 50% at this point last year. In a few other countries (France, Spain, Italy, Mexico), usage has more than doubled. Amazon’s secret weapon? The streaming capabilities of all of Amazon’s Alexa devices.

Spotify is still king (248 million monthly users worldwide, 113 paying subscribers) followed by Apple Music (about 70 paying subscribers). But both of those companies have to be looking over their shoulders.

(Via Music Ally)

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